Biographical sketches of authors
Brian K. Smith
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (electronic mail: bsmith@media.mit.edu).
Dr. Smith joined the faculty of MIT's Media Laboratory in 1997. His research group explores human argument and explanation, developing technologies to assist people in articulation and communication. He received a B.S. degree in computer science and engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Ph.D. degree in learning sciences from Northwestern University. He is a coprincipal investigator of the Media Lab's News in the Future consortium, and in 2000 he received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.
Erik Blankinship
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139-4307 (electronic mail: erikb@media.mit.edu).
Mr. Blankinship recently received the M.S. degree from MIT's Media Laboratory and is now working toward his Ph.D. degree. He received the M.Ed. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the B.A. degree from the University of Maryland with a concentration in folklore and mythology. He is a stop-motion clay animator and recipient of the Jim Henson Award for Projects Related to Puppetry.
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